Go Now by The Moody Blues (Mark I - 1964-66) --- This was the biggest hit for the original version of The Moody Blues. Many people believe that this song was composed by the Moodies themselves, but that is not true. Go Now was written by American songwriters Larry Banks (3 October 1931 – 26 February 1992) and Milton Bennett. The song was first recorded in the United States as a demo in 1962 by Banks former wife, Bessie Banks (b. 8 February 1938), who also recorded under the name Toni Banks. The demo came to the attention of legendary songwriters-record producers Jerry Leiber (25 April 1933 – 22 August 2011) and Mike Stoller (b. 13 March 1933) who re-recorded it with Bessie and released it in January 1964. It was moderately successful, reaching #40 on the Cashbox R&B Singles Chart. Moodies singer-guitarist Denny Laine heard the recording and thought Go Now was a song that the band should cover. Their cover version of it was released in Britain in November 1964, followed by an American release in January 1965. Laine sang lead vocals. The Moodies version rocketed to #1 on the British singles charts and peaked at #10 on the U.S. Billboard Chart. It was the original line-ups only success. Following a handful of unsuccessful followup singles, Denny Laine decided to quit the band in 1966 and was replaced by Justin Hayward. Bass guitarist Clint Warwick also decided to leave and was replaced briefly by Rodney Clark before John Lodge was secured as the bands permanent bassist. Vocalist Ray Thomas attempted to sing lead vocals on Go Now, but couldnt match Laines stylings. Hayward sang it live during his first year with the band. Denny Laine would later sing it (and record it) as a solo artist, but arguably his most popular version of it was as a member of Paul McCartney & Wings when he sang it live, backed by Paul and the rest of Wings. This video is the official Moody Blues promo video that was produced for their release of Go Now. The original audio is in mono, but the fellow who posted this to YouTube decided to sync the visuals with a stereo recording of the song. He did a pretty good job of it, although near the end if you listen carefully, in a couple of spots you can hear very faintly the original mono. Please enjoy! https://youtube/watch?v=5_eQxnNGf5s
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:11:57 +0000
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